पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · January 16, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.37 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
वृष्णीनां वासुदेवोऽस्मि पाण्डवानां धनंजयः।

मुनीनामप्यहं व्यासः कवीनामुशना कविः।।10.37।।
"10.37 I am Shri Krishna among the Vishnu-clan and Arjuna among the Pandavas; of the saints I am Vyasa, and I am Shukracharya among the sages." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.51°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra212.05°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala308.51°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha290.18°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati115.51°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra291.28°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani217.97°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

Cuttack, Odisha — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:27 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:33 – 11:56
Yamaganda14:42 – 16:04
Gulika Kāla07:48 – 09:11
Varjyam06:53 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:25 – 07:48 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:48 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:11 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:33 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:56 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:19 – 14:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:42 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:04 – 17:27 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:27 – 19:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:04 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:42 – 22:19 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:19 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:56 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:33 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:11 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:48 – 06:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 20.4625°
Longitude: 85.8828°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868573.27
Julian Day2457038.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0631°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.46°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0631°), declination -21.03°, EoT -9.69 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2015-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)